But oh, Mother, ought a lady to interrupt a story ?' When Edith told Vincy he entirely took Archie's side.
Suppose Sargent were painting a beautiful picture, and one of his pupils, snatching the paint-brush from him, insisted on finishing it, and spoiling it--how would he like it?
Imagine a poet who had just written a great poem, and been interrupted in reciting it by someone who quickly finished it off all wrong! The author might be forgiven under such circumstances if in his irritation he took a strong line.

In Vincy's opinion it served Dilly jolly well right.

Young?
Of course she was young, but four (he said) was not a day too soon to begin to learn to respect the work of the artist.

Edith owned that Archie was not easily exasperated and was as a rule very patient with the child.

Bruce took an entirely different view.